diff --git a/doc/aa-start.pod b/doc/aa-start.pod
index 639b163..5e0a955 100644
--- a/doc/aa-start.pod
+++ b/doc/aa-start.pod
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ I</etc/anopa/listdirs/>
 
 Only print the name of the services, but do not start anything.
 
+Specify a second time to list services that need to be up instead of those that
+would be started, i.e. include those already up.
+
 =item B<-r, --repodir> I<dir>
 
 Use I<dir> as repository directory. This is where servicedirs will be looked
diff --git a/src/anopa/aa-start.c b/src/anopa/aa-start.c
index 9df069f..2c08943 100644
--- a/src/anopa/aa-start.c
+++ b/src/anopa/aa-start.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ add_service (const char *name)
     if (type < 0)
         r = type;
     else
-        r = aa_mark_service (si, type == AA_SERVICE_FROM_MAIN, no_wants, load_fail_cb);
+        r = aa_mark_service (mode, si, type == AA_SERVICE_FROM_MAIN, no_wants, load_fail_cb);
     if (r < 0)
     {
         if (r == -ERR_UNKNOWN)
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@ main (int argc, char * const argv[])
                 break;
 
             case 'n':
-                mode |= AA_MODE_IS_DRY;
+                if (mode & AA_MODE_IS_DRY)
+                    mode |= AA_MODE_IS_DRY_FULL;
+                else
+                    mode |= AA_MODE_IS_DRY;
                 break;
 
             case 'r':
diff --git a/src/include/anopa/service.h b/src/include/anopa/service.h
index f14a640..ffd34ff 100644
--- a/src/include/anopa/service.h
+++ b/src/include/anopa/service.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ typedef enum
     AA_MODE_START       = (1 << 0),
     AA_MODE_STOP        = (1 << 1),
     AA_MODE_STOP_ALL    = (1 << 2),
-    AA_MODE_IS_DRY      = (1 << 3)
+    AA_MODE_IS_DRY      = (1 << 3),
+    AA_MODE_IS_DRY_FULL = (1 << 4)
 } aa_mode;
 
 typedef enum
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ extern void aa_free_services (aa_close_fd_fn close_fd_fn);
 extern int  aa_add_name (const char *name);
 extern int  aa_get_service (const char *name, int *si, int new_in_main);
 extern void aa_unmark_service (int si);
-extern int  aa_mark_service (int si, int in_main, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb);
+extern int  aa_mark_service (aa_mode mode, int si, int in_main, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb);
 extern int  aa_preload_service (int si);
 extern int  aa_ensure_service_loaded (int si, aa_mode mode, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb);
 extern int  aa_prepare_mainlist (aa_prepare_cb prepare_cb, aa_exec_cb exec_cb);
diff --git a/src/libanopa/service.c b/src/libanopa/service.c
index d0f3a48..b12a30c 100644
--- a/src/libanopa/service.c
+++ b/src/libanopa/service.c
@@ -178,7 +178,12 @@ int
 aa_ensure_service_loaded (int si, aa_mode mode, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb)
 {
     stralloc sa = STRALLOC_ZERO;
-    struct it_data it_data = { .si = si, .no_wants = no_wants, .lf_cb = lf_cb };
+    struct it_data it_data = {
+        .mode = mode,
+        .si = si,
+        .no_wants = no_wants,
+        .lf_cb = lf_cb
+    };
     int r;
 
     if (aa_service (si)->ls == AA_LOAD_DONE || aa_service (si)->ls == AA_LOAD_ING)
@@ -215,23 +220,28 @@ aa_ensure_service_loaded (int si, aa_mode mode, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf
                     || svst->event == AA_EVT_STOPPING_FAILED
                     || svst->event == AA_EVT_STOP_FAILED);
 
-        if ((mode & AA_MODE_START) && is_up)
-        {
-            /* if already good, we "fail" because there's no need to load the
-             * service, it's already good. This error will be silently ignored
-             * */
-            aa_service (si)->ls = AA_LOAD_FAIL;
-            /* this isn't actually true, but we won't save it to file */
-            svst->code = ERR_ALREADY_UP;
-            return -ERR_ALREADY_UP;
-        }
-        else if ((mode & (AA_MODE_STOP | AA_MODE_STOP_ALL)) && !is_up)
+        /* DRY_FULL means process (i.e. list) even services that are already in
+         * the right state, so skip that bit then */
+        if (!(mode & AA_MODE_IS_DRY_FULL))
         {
-            /* if not up, we "fail" because we can't stop it */
-            aa_service (si)->ls = AA_LOAD_FAIL;
-            /* this isn't actually true, but we won't save it to file */
-            svst->code = ERR_NOT_UP;
-            return -ERR_NOT_UP;
+            if ((mode & AA_MODE_START) && is_up)
+            {
+                /* if already good, we "fail" because there's no need to load the
+                 * service, it's already good. This error will be silently ignored
+                 * */
+                aa_service (si)->ls = AA_LOAD_FAIL;
+                /* this isn't actually true, but we won't save it to file */
+                svst->code = ERR_ALREADY_UP;
+                return -ERR_ALREADY_UP;
+            }
+            else if ((mode & (AA_MODE_STOP | AA_MODE_STOP_ALL)) && !is_up)
+            {
+                /* if not up, we "fail" because we can't stop it */
+                aa_service (si)->ls = AA_LOAD_FAIL;
+                /* this isn't actually true, but we won't save it to file */
+                svst->code = ERR_NOT_UP;
+                return -ERR_NOT_UP;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libanopa/service_internal.h b/src/libanopa/service_internal.h
index 0244731..14bda36 100644
--- a/src/libanopa/service_internal.h
+++ b/src/libanopa/service_internal.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern aa_exec_cb _exec_cb;
 
 struct it_data
 {
+    aa_mode mode;
     int si;
     int no_wants;
     aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb;
diff --git a/src/libanopa/service_start.c b/src/libanopa/service_start.c
index 72bdf04..a207777 100644
--- a/src/libanopa/service_start.c
+++ b/src/libanopa/service_start.c
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ aa_unmark_service (int si)
 }
 
 int
-aa_mark_service (int si, int in_main, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb)
+aa_mark_service (aa_mode mode, int si, int in_main, int no_wants, aa_load_fail_cb lf_cb)
 {
     int r;
 
-    r = aa_ensure_service_loaded (si, AA_MODE_START, no_wants, lf_cb);
+    r = aa_ensure_service_loaded (si, mode, no_wants, lf_cb);
     if (r < 0)
     {
         if (in_main)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ _it_start_needs (direntry *d, void *data)
     if (type < 0)
         r = type;
     else
-        r = aa_mark_service (sni, type == AA_SERVICE_FROM_MAIN,
+        r = aa_mark_service (it_data->mode, sni, type == AA_SERVICE_FROM_MAIN,
                 it_data->no_wants, it_data->lf_cb);
     if (r == -ERR_ALREADY_UP)
         return 0;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ _it_start_wants (direntry *d, void *data)
     if (type < 0)
         r = type;
     else
-        r = aa_mark_service (swi, type == AA_SERVICE_FROM_MAIN,
+        r = aa_mark_service (it_data->mode, swi, type == AA_SERVICE_FROM_MAIN,
                 it_data->no_wants, it_data->lf_cb);
     if (r == -ERR_ALREADY_UP)
         return 0;